APHC010354242025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 17777/2025 Between: 1. AUDISANKARA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, REP BY ITS CORRESPONDENT SRI. VENKI PENCHALAIAH RAMANNAPALEM, NORTH RAJUPALEM VILLAGE, KODAVALURU MANDAL, NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, TULLURU, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH REP BY ITS MEMBER - SECRETARY NEELADRI TOWERS, 6TH BATTALIAN ROAD, MANGALAGIRI, ANDHRA PRADESH 522503 3. THE CONVENOR, APEAPCET-2025 ADMISSIONS, D.NO.11-307, GARUDADRI KK TOWERS FLAT.NO. 501, 5THFLOOR, LAKSHMI NARASIMHA COLONY BYPASS ROAD, NEAR DR. YSR AAROGYASRI HEALTHCARE TRUST MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522 503 4. THE ANDHRA PRADESH HIGHER EDUCATION REGULATORY AND MONITORING COMMISSION, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH REP BY ITS MEMBER-SECRETARY 3RD FLOOR, SREE MAHENDRAENCLAVE, NRI BLOCK (C-BLOCK). NH-16, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522501 ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the Respondents more particularly the 3rd Respondent Admission Convenor- 2025 in not placing the Petitioner-Institution in the counselling list enabling it to take part in the ongoing APEAPCET- 2025 counselling for admissions into various Engineering Courses for the academic year 2025-26 on the ground that the tuition fee towards the Petitioner institution is not determined by the 4th Respondent Commission, ignoring the fact that this Honourable Court has directed to determine the minimum fee to the Petitioner institution, so as to enable them to participate in the counselling as being arbitrary, illegal. unwarranted and violative of Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India against principles of natural justice and consequently, direct the Respondents to permit the Petitioner to take admissions through APEAPCET-2025 counselling and issue such other writ or order or direction as deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of case. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2. VIVEKANANDA VIRUPAKSHA 3. K RADHIKA The Court made the following: 3 Order: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayer; “….pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring action of the Respondents more particularly the 3rd Respondent Admission Convenor - 2025 in not placing the Petitioner-Institution in the counselling list enabling it to take part in the ongoing APEAPCET- 2025 counselling for admissions into various Engineering Courses for the academic year 2025-26 on the ground that the tuition fee towards the Petitioner institution is not determined by the 4th Respondent Commission, ignoring the fact that this Court has directed to determine the minimum fee to the Petitioner institution, so as to enable them to participate in the counselling as being arbitrary, illegal. unwarranted and violative of Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India against principles of natural justice and consequently, direct the Respondents to permit the Petitioner to take admissions through APEAPCET-2025 counselling and issue such other writ or order or direction as deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of case.” 2. Smt. Gandham Kusuma, learned counsel representing Sri Mathukumilli Srivijay, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that interim order, dated 14.07.2025 passed by this Court has been complied with and hence, no further orders are necessary in the present Writ Petition. 3. Recording the aforesaid submission, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. 4 As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. _______________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J. Date:07.10.2025 ARB 5 747 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.17777 of 2025 Date:07.10.2025 ARB